Corncob container



June 17, 1930. H. w. TOOL CORNICQB CONTAINER Filed March 25, 1929 H.W.Tool

Patented June 17, 1930 HAROLD WARRE TOOL, or iriUanocK, NEBRASKA.

coanooiaconmarnna 1 Application filed March 25, 1929. Serial me e.

My invention relates to corn cob containers, its primary objectbeing the provision of a cabinet which is especially adapted. for use in kitchens and other rooms for the 5 storage of corn cobs.

An important ob 'ect of the invention is the provision of a cabinet of such design that it is of the maximum convenience in use.

Another object which I have in view is the provision of a'cabinet having a separable basket fittinginto the cabinet, the basket being light in Weight and of a convenient size and shape for transporting the corn cobs from the cob pile to the kitchen.

Anotherobject is the provision of a corn cob cabinet which is provided with additional spaces for storing shovels, scoops, dust pans and dust cloths in such a way that they will be entirely out of sight when the cabinet is closed but convenient of access by opening a front door with which the cabinet is provided.

It is also my object to provide a closure serving as a table top when it is in closed position and adapted to serve as when in one of its two open positions.

It is, of course, important that thecabinet be so designed that it is attractive in appear- J ance and that it adds. to the attractiveness of the kitchen and itistherefore my object to provide such a design.

Having 1n vlew cabinet with all of the closures in closed Position and showing in dotted lines the in- 40 clined wall. I 7

front to back of the cabinet.

Figure 3 is a transverse'sectional view showing one of the upper side ,edgeportions ment for the top closure.

Figure it shows a corner detail in perspective, the view showing particularlygthe action of the bracein holding one portion of the 59 top closure in horizontal position. I

v of the cabinet.

. spaceenclosed by the bottom straps .18 is filled by a panel 17.. The front of the cabinet proper is thus the inclined wall 15, :the cabifor the top opening of the cabinet, the closure r a table top I inet proper but it is more convenient in every these objects and others. which will be pointed out in the following and showing particularly the hinge. arrangein place withinthe cabinet.

Figure 5 is a view in perspective of the cob basket which is adapted to seat in the cabinet. The device includes a pair each of front and rear corner posts 10 and 11. The posts are connected at their upper extremities by thestraps12 and they are also connected by the straps 13, the straps 13 being positioned a sulficient distance from thefioor so asto give access to the space beneath the bottom of the cabinet. Each post 10 and 11 is sup- 0 ported on a caster 14, the castersr'lt being sufficiently largeto facilitate the movingabout Inside the cabinet :and'extending from the upper front edgeto an intermediate point in the floor'of the cabinet is an inclined wall 15. The two side Walls and the rearwall are-in the form of panelslfi which may be made from three-ply veneer or of any other material "suitable for taking the desired finish. In a similar mannerfthe" net proper being completely enclosed except atthe top; In f'rontof' the cabinet proper is a prism-shaped space bounded by portions of the bottom and side walls andby the;inclined wall 15. Y K1 The cobs may be placed: directly in the cabrespect that a separate container be provided and made in such dimensions that it; seats snugly into the cabinet space. Such ac'on tainer is shown at 19in Figure 5.; In this instance the container'19 is made from sheet metal which encloses all sides of the container except the top The container 19'is provided at 1ts sides with bails or other handles 2O for convenience in carrying the container I i about. Since the top edge of the containen Figure 2 IS a vertical sectlonal view from.

19 is substantially on a level with the top edge ofthe cabinet, it .is desirablethat the handles 20 be pivotally orotherwise mounted-in a 1 manner such that they will not project above the level of the cabinet when the container 19 v used around the stove such as shovels, scoops, lid lifters, dust pans, dust cloths and the like.

Some of these may rest onvthe floor of the front compartment but for convenience in placing such things as shovels and dust pans provide hooks or shelves as shown at 21 in Figure 2.

The storage space in the front ofthe cabinet is preferably closed by meansof a hinged door 22 which hides everything from sight when it is closed but which gives easy access to all of the articles by simply opening the door. The top of the cabinet is also closed for several reasons. The closure in its closed position reduces the amount of dust escaping from the corn cob'container and it serves as a convenient table or shelf on which to place utensils and other articles used in the kitchen.

In the form of closure which I show there 7 are two leaves 23 each hinged at the side, the

two being rabbeted at their inner edges. The

hinges 24 are doublepin hinges as best shown in Figure 3 so as to afford a movement of the leaf 23 through substantially three quadrants. This makes it possible to hold the leaf23 in horizontal closed position, in vertical full open position as shown in dotted lines in Figure 3 or in horizontal table leaf position as shown in Figure i. To maintain the position in Figure 4 the cabinet is provided with braces 25 which are pivotally secured to the front and rear portions 10 andll and which are provided at their free ends with notches for engaging the pins 26 projecting from the leaves 23,

7 Having thus described my invention in such full, clear, and exact'terms that its construction and operation will be readily understood by others skilled in the art to which it pertains, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters'Patent of the United States A two-compartment cabinet having 'full' openings at the top, and forward side thereof, 7 hinged closures for the openings, a transversely arranged partition extending from the forward upper edge of said cabinet to a transverse line intermedlate the forward and rear edges .of the floor'of said cabinet and se-' :cured to the side walls and the bottom thereof, supporting means secured to the forward side of said partition, and a removable corn 7 cob receptacle shaped and dimensioned toseat V on the upper edgesof the lateraliwalls thereof 1 within the rear compartment of said cabinet, said receptacle being provided with handles for facilitating'the passage of said receptacle into and out of said cabinet through the top opening. thereof.

I Intestimony whereof I aflix my signature. I V

HAROLD WABREN TOOL. 

